Commercial Fire Extinguisher Maintenance & Servicing

Fire extinguisher servicing.

As a company you have a legal obligation to maintain your fire-fighting equipment to protect you, your employees and the general public. Fire extinguishers must be commissioned to be compliant with UK Fire Extinguisher Legislation. The commissioning of fire extinguishers ensures they have been thoroughly checked and approved as effective for use. We will provide one of the most professional and extensive Fire extinguisher maintenance & servicing around.

Fire extinguishers sold in the UK are manufactured in accordance with the British Standard 5306. This Standard states that fire extinguishers used in commercial or public buildings should be commissioned on-site by a competent person after delivery, fire extinguishers are supplied ready commissioned in case they are damaged, discharged or have lost pressure during delivery.

How Often Should a Fire Extinguisher Be Serviced and checked?

Believe it or not, you are required to regularly check the condition of your fire extinguisher monthly and depending on circumstances require, inspections should be carried out more frequently.

Water, foam, co2, wet chemical and powder fire extinguishers should be visually checked every month. These monthly checks are quick, easy to do and shouldn’t take up too much of your time. However, they quickly and efficiently identify potential issues in your fire protection equipment and can save lives, the building and the business.

You must have your fire extinguishers serviced every 12 months – this is what’s known as a “basic service” and needs to be done in accordance with BS 5306. F.A.S UK has a team of multi trained engineers who can visit your premises and service your fire extinguishers.

The specific steps that our engineers will take, depends on the kind of extinguisher being serviced, as well as its age and location. Typically the technician will change the headcap seal, check the correct operation of the headcap safety pin, test the pressure gauge, and change any O rings in the junction of the valve, hose or horn. A visual check of the condition of the extinguisher and instruction label completes the job. Finally the technician will complete the maintenance label which carries the service history of the extinguisher.